Genesis 30:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 30:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֛ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אֲמָתִ֥י
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
בִלְהָ֖ה
Bilhâh
H1090
Bilhah
בֹּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלֶ֑יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְתֵלֵד֙
yâlad
H3205
to bear
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בִּרְכַּ֔י
berek
H1290
knee
וְאִבָּנֶ֥ה
bânâh
H1129
to build
גַם
gam
H1571
also
אָנֹכִ֖י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מִמֶּֽנָּה
min
H4480
from
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World English Bible Public Domain
She said, "Behold, my maid Bilhah. Go in to her, that she may bear on my knees, and I also may obtain children by her."
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King James Version Public Domain
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then she said, “Behold my slave woman Bilhah. Go to her so that she will bear on my knees, and I also will be built up from her.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).